Hi Francesco, Le samedi, 23 juillet 2011 17.40:54, Francesco Poli a écrit : > On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:37:49 +0200 Francesco Poli wrote: > > Would it be a useful test, if I tried to purge usb-modeswitch and then > > plug the modem again to see if /dev/ttyUSB0 shows up (and what other > > interfaces are exposed)? > > I decided to perform the test. > > After purging usb-modeswitch and usb-modeswitch-data (and rebooting the > box, just to be sure...), I plugged the Huawei E169 modem into a USB > port. > > […]
> So, now, I would like to ask: > > * do I really need usb-modeswitch? It seems like you actually don't. Lucky you! > * does it harm, if I re-install usb-modeswitch (just in case I need > it for another USB modem I might use in the future)? It would most certainly not harm. > * is there anything else you would like to comment and/or suggest? I would like to have Josua's (upstream author) input on this bug. I think "doing nothing but closing as such" would be OKay, but his take on that would be valuable. > But I still have to understand the usefulness of usb-modeswitch, > sorry... :-p > Could you please help me? Usual 3G dongles circumvent the failure of Windows to provide unified 3G drivers by "being weird": they first appear as "USB Mass Storage" units, containing Windows installation executable. After installation of those, at each plugging, the Windows driver "switches" the 3G dongle from "USB Mass Storage" to "Modem". As specific drivers are not needed with Linux, usb- modeswitch + …-data do the needed "switching" automagically, at each plugging. In your case, it seems that your specific device does not need any switching (it's not as weird as others are). Cheers, -- OdyX -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
